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Flagler Sportfishing Club wins 'Outstanding Partner Award' for kids4reel program

The FSC was honored by the FWC's Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network

By Observer Staff
| 6:00 a.m. March 10, 2023

The Flagler Sportfishing Club received the FWC’s Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network 2022 Outstanding Partner Award for its ‘kids4reel’ youth angler program.

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The Flagler Sportfishing Club has received the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network (fyccn!) 2022 Outstanding Partner Award for its kids4reel youth angler program.

Kids4reel conducts community outreach throughout Flagler County, supporting elementary schools’ fishing clubs, providing youth scholarships and hosting children's fishing clinics.

"FSC and our ‘kids4reel’ team are making great progress in our community, teaching fishing, habitat and conservation fundamentals to our youth, as well as partnering with our local elementary schools development of fishing clubs for youth," FSC President Adam Morley said. "These school programs include monthly fishing adventures for both boys and girls. Many of the youth participating catch their very first fish."

Morley said FSC and kids4reel will be expanding their school programs in 2023.

Flagler Schools Superintendent Cathy Mittelstadt has seen this partnership in action.

"I've been able to see the confidence grow inside our students when they are able to spend time with a rod and reel in their hand," she said. "The smiles you see when children successfully cast a line are moments I'll always remember. This partnership continues to pay dividends for everyone involved.”

To support kids4reel, go to https://flaglersportfishing.com/product/kids4reel.